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    Networking vendor 3Com will chase private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for a US$66 million merger break-up fee after its proposed suitor pulled the plug on their merger deal late last week citing regulatory concerns.

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    Networking company 3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity company Bain Capital and former joint-venture partner Huawei Technologies, in a US$2.2 billion cash deal.

  • Michael Dell back as CEO, Rollins resigns

    Michael Dell is back in charge of the company he founded after a terrible year for the PC maker.

  • Microsoft kicks off TechEd

    Developers from around Australia have gathered in our nation's capital for Microsoft's eleventh annual TechEd Conference.

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    It's not quite the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, but Googleplex Sydney is nonetheless an intriguing insight into the Google mindset.

  • Is Dell's winning streak in jeopardy?

    CEO Kevin Rollins' long run of good fortune faces the biggest test yet. Still, he says, "I wouldn't go run (HP)."

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